The duties of the Director of Law Enforcement shall be as follows:
A. 
The Director shall have authority over departmental personnel and operations, subject to the general direction of the Tribal Council and as set forth in Departmental policies and operating procedures and other NHBP policies and procedures.
B. 
To be responsible to the Council for the proper and efficient enforcement of all laws for which he or she has been given authority and for the efficient service and discipline of the law enforcement officers and other persons under his or her supervision;
C. 
To be responsible for arranging with the proper tribal official for the bonding of all law enforcement officers and for coverage for all Department personnel and equipment under the Tribe's liability insurance;
D. 
To thoroughly investigate all complaints filed by any citizen against any personnel under his or her supervision, and a written report of such complaint and the investigative action, including his or her findings, shall be made to the Council;
E. 
To notify the Council in writing of any case of misconduct or neglect of duty on the part of subordinates and report the personnel action taken;
F. 
To be responsible to the Council, to willingly and faithfully perform any and all duties the Council may order him or her to perform and to administer the duties of office in the manner required by the Council;
G. 
To coordinate investigative functions with state and county officers and officials, special officers, and other federal officials whenever appropriate in promoting law enforcement on the Reservation.
A. 
The Director may appoint, upon approval of Council, officers of subordinate rank to the Director, including but not limited to the rank of Lieutenant, Sergeant, and Detective. These subordinate officers shall answer to the Director and provide supervision to officers of lower rank.
B. 
In addition to the minimum qualifications required for law enforcement officers, the ranking officers shall possess such other qualifications as established by the Director.
C. 
The ranking officers shall perform such duties as may be specified in a written job description or operations manual approved and adopted by the Council, as well as other duties directed by the Director.
Law enforcement officers will act under the direct direction of the Director of Law Enforcement and shall be subject to the general policy direction of the Tribal Council. The Tribal Council shall direct the Director to conduct an investigation on all reports and charges of misconduct on the part of any Department law enforcement officer and shall authorize the Director to exercise such proper disciplinary measures as may be consistent with policies and procedures established for Department employees.
Sworn law enforcement officers within the Department shall not be assigned or detailed for any duty not connected with the administration of law and order if such assignment or detail interferes in any way with the law and order program.
It shall be the duty of the Director to cooperate with the Tribal Council to maintain, from time to time as circumstances require and permit, classes of instruction for law enforcement officers. Such training and instruction shall familiarize the officers with the manner of making searches and arrests, the proper and humane handling of prisoners, the keeping of records of offenses and police activities, the writing of reports, and with Court orders and legal forms and the duties of the police in relation thereto and other subjects of importance for efficient police duty. It shall further be the purpose of the classes to consider methods of preventing crime and of securing cooperation with the community in establishing better social relations, the development of community-based law enforcement services and to promote knowledge and understanding of tribal culture and history by all Department personnel.
Duties of law enforcement officers shall be as follows:
A. 
To promptly obey all orders of the Director or the Tribal Court when assigned to that duty;
B. 
To lend assistance to fellow officers;
C. 
To report and investigate all violations of any law or regulations coming to his or her notice or reported for attention;
D. 
To stop and detain, and if authorized by applicable law, to arrest all persons observed violating the laws and regulations for which he or she is responsible;
E. 
To inform himself or herself as to the laws and regulations applicable to the tribal, state and federal jurisdiction and as to the laws of arrest;
F. 
To prevent violations of the laws and regulations;
G. 
To abstain from the use of narcotics and from excessive use of intoxicants and to refrain from engaging in any act which would reflect discredit upon the Police Department, or render the officer unfit for duty;
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To use no unnecessary force or violence in making an arrest, search, or seizure;
I. 
To keep all equipment furnished in responsible repair and order;
J. 
To report the loss of any and all property issued to him or her in connection with official duties;
K. 
To use firearms only when necessary in accordance with the Department's Deadly Force Policy;
L. 
To serve as a Deputy Special Officer or Deputy County Sheriff if directed to do so by the Council and to coordinate his or her functions as a tribal police officer with his or her functions as a federal officer or county/local officer; and
M. 
All personnel of the Department shall be bound by standard operating procedures that are required as a result of the specific and unique needs of law enforcement. All officers shall insure that all clerical and administrative staff within the Department adhere to these same standards.
A. 
Each law enforcement officer is responsible to the Director and must willingly and faithfully perform any and all duties the Director may order him or her to perform.
B. 
Each officer shall administer his or her duties in the manner required by the supervisor, and all official communications coming to the attention of or initiated by the officer should be routed through the established chain of command.
C. 
Officers shall obey all laws, rules and regulations and shall be held strictly accountable for any act or omission prejudicial to good order and discipline.
D. 
Officers will cooperate with outside government agencies when cooperation is consistent with the tribal law but shall ever bear in mind that their primary responsibility is to the Tribe.
E. 
Officers shall be fair and impartial in all their dealings with the public. Tact, diplomacy and patience shall be used in all official contacts.
A. 
The Director of Law Enforcement may appoint, with the approval of Council, uniformed, sworn employees authorized to investigate, enforce, and issue infractions under designated chapters of the Huron Potawatomi Tribal Code concerning conservation enforcement.
B. 
Conservation enforcement officers shall perform their duties in accordance with accepted, contemporary practices and Department policy. All assigned duties and tasks are expected to be performed in an effective, efficient and safe manner.
C. 
Conservation enforcement officers receive direct supervision from any full-time law enforcement officer or higher ranking officer.
D. 
Conservation enforcement officers will receive semiannual written performance evaluations by the Director or his or her designee.
A. 
The minimum qualifications of all tribal conservation enforcement officers shall be set by the Director with the affirmation of Tribal Council.
B. 
Preference in hiring shall be given to Native Americans in accordance with Chapter 5.1, Indian Preference in Employment, of the Tribal Code.